Airlines Struggle to Rebuild Amid
Frightened Travelers and Workers

Major airlines struggled to reconstruct flying schedules as their stocks plunged 24% to 65% in value and concerns about their cash supplies grew. Carriers also grappled with a new problem: Fearful workers, just like fearful customers, aren't willing to fly.

The union representing Northwest Airlines flight attendants said 300 nervous members have been granted unpaid leaves in the past week, lasting from just one trip to several days or...